# Sr Conference & Events Planner

**Company**: Syneos Health
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Other
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Syneos Health is seeking a Sr. Conferences, Meetings & Events Planner to manage events from concept through completion. The successful candidate will support the Go-To-Market (GTM) team by planning and executing conference, meeting and event logistics across the region.

**Job Responsibilities**

- Lead end-to-end planning for conferences, meetings and events, including stakeholder coordination, planning materials, calls, sponsorships, hotel blocks, collateral and promotional items.

- Manage external vendors, including exhibit, promotional and printing partners, to deliver business needs within budget.

- Coordinate event promotion with Content Strategy, Digital Analytics and External Communications, including emails, landing pages and social media.

- Support customer-facing teams with attendee lists, CRM campaigns and meeting scheduler training.

- Negotiate contracts with hotels, convention centers, conference associations, speakers and other service providers.

- Develop programs, agendas, budgets and services that meet host requirements and budget targets.

- Build Cvent registration sites and manage registration, attendee communications and related updates.

- Maintain event records and financial details, including final bill review, spend approval and vendor payments.

- Project manage GCC&M Centers of Excellence to support conference and event strategy, goals and objectives.

- Coordinate audio-visual, transportation, displays and other event requirements.

- Evaluate and select service providers based on event requirements.

- Develop and distribute event reports to participants, vendors and other stakeholders as needed.

- Provide post-event analysis, budget recaps and participant feedback to improve future events.

- Plan internal team meetings and events, both in person and virtual, as needed.

- Manage financial tasks, including POs, invoices, budget tracking, monthly accruals and reconciliation.

- Travel up to 25% to support annual sales meetings, conferences and events onsite.

**Qualification Requirements**

- Bachelor’s degree in hospitality, business, communications or related field.

- 3-5 years of conference, meeting or event planning experience.

- Healthcare, CRO or biopharmaceutical services experience preferred.

- Strong organizational and time management skills.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word, including pivot tables.

- Experience with Cvent or similar event management tools.

- Experience with Trello or similar project management tools.

- Detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines.

- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills in a team environment.

- Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills across calls, virtual meetings and in-person settings.

- Ability to present effectively to attendees and senior executives in person or virtually.

- Flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

- Able to work both independently and collaboratively.

## Skills

### Required
- Microsoft Excel
- PowerPoint
- Word
- Cvent
- Trello
- event management
- project management
- communication
- problem-solving

### Nice to have
- healthcare
- CRO
- biopharmaceutical services

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